# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Gandajika (GDJ)

> 12,761 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,761 km / 7,929 mi / 6,890 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:15 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:15 in Gandajika)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,536 ft (GDJ is higher than CTS)

## Airports

### [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chitose / Tomakomai, Japan
- ICAO: RJCC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 42.780000, 141.690000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gandajika, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWC
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.730000, 23.950000
- Elevation: 2,618 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:15 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:15 in Gandajika.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)